diff --git a/include/ntux/ntux.h b/include/ntux/ntux.h
index e6bfbd3..ff7d504 100644
--- a/include/ntux/ntux.h
+++ b/include/ntux/ntux.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ ntux_api void ntux_free_driver_ctx	(struct ntux_driver_ctx *);
 /* cmd api */
 ntux_api int  ntux_cmd_stat		(const struct ntux_driver_ctx *, const char *);
 ntux_api int  ntux_cmd_spawn		(const struct ntux_driver_ctx *);
+ntux_api int  ntux_cmd_strace		(const struct ntux_driver_ctx *);
 
 /* utility api */
 ntux_api int  ntux_main			(int, char **, char **);
diff --git a/project/common.mk b/project/common.mk
index f847b6c..c1f3080 100644
--- a/project/common.mk
+++ b/project/common.mk
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ INTERNAL_SRCS = \
 CMD_SRCS = \
 	src/cmds/ntux_cmd_spawn.c \
 	src/cmds/ntux_cmd_stat.c \
+	src/cmds/ntux_cmd_strace.c \
 
 OUTPUT_SRCS = \
 	src/output/ntux_output_error.c \
diff --git a/src/cmds/ntux_cmd_strace.c b/src/cmds/ntux_cmd_strace.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08d7eb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmds/ntux_cmd_strace.c
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+/***********************************************************/
+/*  ntux: native translation und extension                 */
+/*  Copyright (C) 2016--2018  Z. Gilboa                    */
+/*  Released under GPLv2 and GPLv3; see COPYING.NTUX.      */
+/***********************************************************/
+
+#include <ntapi/ntapi.h>
+#include <psxabi/sys_sysapi.h>
+#include <psxabi/sys_strace.h>
+#include <psxabi/sys_fcntl.h>
+#include <psxabi/sys_errno.h>
+
+#include <ntux/ntux.h>
+#include "ntux_driver_impl.h"
+#include "ntux_nolibc_impl.h"
+#include "ntux_errinfo_impl.h"
+
+int ntux_cmd_strace(const struct ntux_driver_ctx * dctx)
+{
+	int32_t		status;
+	int		ret;
+	pid_t		pid;
+	const char **	argv;
+	const char **	envp;
+	unsigned char * program;
+	unsigned char * logfile;
+	struct __strace strace;
+	ssize_t		rbytes;
+	ssize_t		wbytes;
+	char *		ch;
+	char		buf[2048];
+	int		fdlog[2];
+	int		i;
+
+	/* init */
+	ntux_driver_set_ectx(
+		dctx,0,
+		dctx->cctx->sargv[0]);
+
+	argv    = (const char **)dctx->cctx->sargv;
+	envp    = (const char **)dctx->cctx->senvp;
+	program = (unsigned char *)dctx->cctx->sargv[0];
+	logfile = (unsigned char *)dctx->cctx->logfile;
+
+	/* fdlog */
+	if (logfile) {
+		if ((fdlog[1] = __sys_open(logfile,O_CREAT|O_WRONLY,0)) < 0)
+			if (ntux_errno_set(dctx,fdlog[1]))
+				return NTUX_SYSTEM_ERROR(dctx);
+	} else {
+		if ((ret = __sys_pipe(fdlog)) < 0)
+			if (ntux_errno_set(dctx,ret))
+				return NTUX_SYSTEM_ERROR(dctx);
+	}
+
+	/* strace */
+	strace.size   = sizeof(strace);
+	strace.loader = dctx->cctx->loader;
+	strace.fdlog  = fdlog[1];
+	strace.flags  = 0;
+
+	for (i=0; i<16; i++)
+		strace.sysmask[i] = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+
+	for (i=0; i<16; i++)
+		strace.dbgmask[i] = 0;
+
+	for (i=0; i<32; i++)
+		strace.osmask[i]  = 0;
+
+	/* spawn */
+	pid = __sys_vfork();
+
+	/* failed? */
+	if (pid < 0)
+		if (ntux_errno_set(dctx,pid))
+			return NTUX_SYSTEM_ERROR(dctx);
+
+	/* child */
+	if (pid == 0)
+		if ((status = __sys_strace(program,argv,envp,&strace)))
+			if (ntux_errno_set(dctx,status))
+				if (NTUX_SYSTEM_ERROR(dctx))
+					__sys_exit(0);
+
+	/* parent */
+	__sys_close(fdlog[1]);
+
+	if (dctx->cctx->logfile) {
+		__sys_wait4(
+			pid,&status,
+			0,0);
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* piped strace output */
+	rbytes = __sys_read(fdlog[0],buf,sizeof(buf));
+
+	while (rbytes == -EINTR)
+		rbytes = __sys_read(fdlog[0],buf,sizeof(buf));
+
+	while (rbytes > 0) {
+		for (ch=buf; rbytes; ch += wbytes) {
+			wbytes = __sys_write(2,ch,rbytes);
+
+			while (wbytes == -EINTR)
+				wbytes = __sys_write(2,buf,rbytes);
+
+			if (wbytes < 0) {
+				__sys_close(fdlog[0]);
+				ntux_errno_set(dctx,wbytes);
+				return NTUX_SYSTEM_ERROR(dctx);
+			}
+
+			rbytes -= wbytes;
+		}
+
+		rbytes = __sys_read(fdlog[0],buf,sizeof(buf));
+
+		while (rbytes == -EINTR)
+			rbytes = __sys_read(fdlog[0],buf,sizeof(buf));
+	}
+
+	__sys_close(fdlog[0]);
+
+	if (rbytes < 0)
+		if (ntux_errno_set(dctx,rbytes))
+			return NTUX_SYSTEM_ERROR(dctx);
+
+	/* wait */
+	__sys_wait4(
+		pid,&status,
+		0,0);
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/driver/ntux_amain.c b/src/driver/ntux_amain.c
index 9a1d9e1..5ecc267 100644
--- a/src/driver/ntux_amain.c
+++ b/src/driver/ntux_amain.c
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ int ntux_main(int argc, char ** argv, char ** envp)
 	if (dctx->cctx->cmd == NTUX_CMD_SPAWN)
 		ntux_cmd_spawn(dctx);
 
+	if (dctx->cctx->cmd == NTUX_CMD_STRACE)
+		ntux_cmd_strace(dctx);
+
 	for (unit=dctx->units; *unit; unit++)
 		ntux_perform_unit_actions(dctx,*unit);